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Major Equipment

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Armored Fighting Vehicles Origin Type Quantity Notes
Alvis FV101 Scorpion United Kingdom Light tank ~41 delivered in 1977. 18 will be upgraded.
FMC Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle (AIFV) United States Tracked IFV ~85 including 6 Armored Recovery Vehicle variants, all delivered in 1979-1980.
FNSS ACV-300 Turkey Tracked APC 7 including 1 Armored Recovery Vehicle, delivered in 2010.
FMC M113A1 United States Tracked APC ~128 staggered delivery starting 1967. Some converted to armored mortar carriers.
GKN Simba United Kingdom Wheeled APC/IFV ~150 Delivered 1993-1997. 142 units assembled in the Philippines. Includes some IFV armed with 25mm Bushmaster cannon, 17 armored ambulance and command variants.
Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando United States Wheeled APC ~120 Total 155 delivered, some with Marine Corps. Delivery starting 1975. Some stretched V-150S variants.
Bravia Chaimite Portugal Wheeled APC ~20 Delivered 1979-1980.
GKN FV432 United Kingdom Tracked Armored Mortar Carrier 1 Originally an APC, locally converted to Armored Mortar Carrier.
Alvis FV104 Samaritan United Kingdom Armored Ambulance 6
Alvis FV106 Samson United Kingdom Armored Recovery Vehicle 3
Artillery Origin Type Quantity Notes
Soltam M-71 Israel 155mm Towed Howitzer 14 Delivered in 1983.
M114A1 United States 155mm Towed Howitzer 12 Delivered in 1972.
M101A1 United States 105mm Towed Howitzer ~120 Total 150 delivered, some with Marine Corps. Delivered in 1957-1958. 12 units upgraded to M101/30 in 1997 by GIAT Industries.
M102 United States 105mm Towed Howitzer 24 Delivered in 1981.
OTO Melara Model 56/14 Italy 105mm Pack Howitzer ~100 Total 120 delivered, some with Marine Corps. Delivered in 1983.
M30 Mortar United States 107mm Heavy Mortar ~70 Delivered in 1974.
M29 mortar United States 81mm Mortar unknown
M2 mortar United States 60mm Mortar unknown
Support Vehicles Origin Type Quantity Notes
M939 Series 5-ton truck United States Heavy Truck ~20 Delivered 2010
Kia KM-500 5-ton truck South Korea Heavy Truck 6 155mm Artillery prime mover. 1st batch of 6 delivered 2012.
M35 2½-ton truck United States Medium Truck unknown Divided into several variants and series
Kia KM-250 2½-ton truck South Korea Medium Truck 250
Mitsubishi Fuso Fighter FK Series Japan Medium Truck unknown
HMMWV United States Light Utility Vehicle / Light Armored Car unknown Divided into several variants and series, including armored variants
HMMWV M997A2 Maxi-Ambulance United States Light Armored Ambulance 23 delivered November 2011
Kia KM-450 South Korea Light Utility Vehicle 603+ 651 purchased by AFP on 2007 (603 for army) and 137 on December 2010 (unknown number for army)
Kia KM-451 Field Ambulance South Korea Field Ambulance <60 60 purchased by AFP in 2012, majority went to Army.
CMC Cruiser Philippines Light Utility Vehicle unknown
Delta M-1777 Mini Cruiser Philippines Light Utility Vehicle unknown Divided into several variants and series, including modified stretched variants.
M151 MUTT United States Light Utility Vehicle unknown
Mitsubishi L200 Japan Light Utility Vehicle unknown used by Military Police
Aircraft Origin Type Quantity Notes
Beechraft 80 Queen Air United States Utility Aircraft 3
Cessna 421 Golden Eagle United States Utility Aircraft 2
Cessna 206 Super Skylane United States Utility / Surveillance Aircraft 2
Cessna 172N Skyhawk United States Utility / Surveillance Aircraft t/n PA-101
Polaris Motor SRL (Flying Inflatable Boat) Italy 2
Watercraft Origin Type Quantity Notes
Assault Watercraft Philippines Riverine Assault Boat 20 used by Special Operations Command 1st Special Forces Battalion (Riverine)
Airboat Australia Riverine Assault Fanboat 21 used by Special Operations Command Special Forces Regiment. Received under the Joint Philippines-Australia Army Watercraft (JPAAW) Project.
Condor Scout Boats Philippines Riverine Squad Assault Boat 35 used by Special Operations Command 4th Special Forces Battalion. 12 units under Project Condor, 13 units under Condor-2, and 10 units under Condor-3. Can carry 8 men.
Condor Support Boats Philippines Riverine Assault Support Boat 7 used by Special Operations Command 4th Special Forces Battalion. 1 unit under Project Condor, 3 units under Condor-2, and 3 units under Condor-3. Can carry 55 men or mixed with provisions & supplies.
Anti-Tank Weapons Origin Type Quantity Notes
M40 recoilless rifle United States 106mm Recoilless Rifle unknown
M67 recoilless rifle United States 90mm Recoilless Rifle unknown
M20 recoilless rifle United States 75mm Recoilless Rifle unknown
MBB Armbrust Germany Anti-Tank Weapon unknown used by Mechanized Infantry units
M72 LAW United States Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher unknown
Small Arms Origin Type Quantity Notes
M16/M16A1/M16A2 Rifle United States/ Philippines 5.56mm Assault Rifle 200,000+ US-made plus more under licensed production by Elisco Tool Co. Standard infantry rifle.
M4 Carbine United States 5.56mm Assault Carbine Used by Special Operations Command units
CAR-15 Carbine United States 5.56mm Assault Carbine Used by Special Operations Command units
M14 Rifle Rifle United States 7.62mm Battle Rifle / Sniper Rifle Standard infantry and sniper rifle
Steyr AUG F88 Austeyr Rifle Austria/ Australia 5.56mm Assault Rifle Australian-sourced. Used by 1st Scout Ranger Regiment
Galil-SAR Carbine Israel 5.56mm Assault Carbine Used in limited numbers
Heckler & Koch G36K/C Rifle Germany 5.56mm Assault Carbine unknown Used by Special Operations Command units
Heckler & Koch MP5 - Submachine Gun Germany 9mmm Submachine gun Used by Special Operations Command units
M60 General Purpose Machine Gun United States 7.62mm Machine Gun Standard GPMG / Squad Automatic Weapon
Daewoo K3 Light Machine Gun South Korea 5.56mm Squad Automatic Weapon 6,198 Standard Squad Automatic Weapon
FN Minimi Light Machine Gun Belgium 5.56mm Light Machine Gun at least 326 Standard Squad Automatic Weapon
Ultimax 100 Light Machine Gun Singapore 5.56mm Light Machine Gun Squad Automatic Weapon, used in limited numbers.
M2HB Heavy machine Gun United States 50-calibre heavy machine gun
M134 Minigun Gatling-type machine gun United States 7.62mm Gatling-type machine gun Mounted on Light Armored Division armored Humvees
M21 Sniper Weapon System United States 7.62mm Sniper Rifle
Barrett M82A1 Anti Materiel Rifle United States 50-calibre anti-materiel rifle
Benelli M1 Super 90 Shotgun Italy Shotgun
Benelli M3 Shotgun Italy Shotgun
M1911 Semiautomatic Pistol United States/ Philippines 45-calibre Pistol
Beretta 92 - Semiautomatic Pistol Italy 9mm Pistol
M203 Grenade Launcher United States Rifle-Mounted Grenade Launcher
M79 Grenade Launcher United States Grenade Launcher
CIS 40 AGL Automatic Grenade Launcher Singapore 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher Mounted on Armored Vehicles

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